I had the opportunity to chat with Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals/Neon Neon/Gorillaz) when he came through Seattle, WA recently while promoting his new film/book/album (American Interior). Gruff and I chatted in the basement hallway of Barboza about personal and creative exploration, learning new languages and preserving old ones, and his songwriting process and tools. Unfortunately, there's a decent amount of noise in the background throughout most of the interview; opener Willis Earl Beal provided a lulling background during the first part, but it gets a little loud in the second half of the interview when we're trying to chat over a DJ night. Grab a beer/soda water and pretend you're listening to some buddies chatting in a loud bar and I promise, it is tolerable.